Dick Herrick

The Very Rev Richard William Herrick (3 December 1913 - 5 May 1981) was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.[1] He was educated at King Edward VI School Retford and Leeds University and was initially a civil servant. He was ordained after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in 1940. He held curacies at Duston and Portsea, Portsmouth before being appointed Vicar of St Michael's, Northampton in 1947,[2] a post he held for a decade. He was then a Canon Residentiary of Chelmsford Cathedral until 1978[3] when he was appointed Provost of Chelmsford. He died in post.[4]

Notes

  1. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996 ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1975/1976 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. Deaths The Times Wednesday, May 06, 1981; pg. 30; Issue 60920; col A
Religious titles
Preceded by
Hilary Martin Connop Price
Provost of Chelmsford
1978 1981
Succeeded by
John Henry Moses


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